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BUZZ Carnival ahead The Knox North Lions Club will host its second spring carnival at a new location, 7144 Clinton Highway, at the abandoned Ingles location.

The carnival will run Wednesday through Sunday, April 29 through May 3, with free admission and parking. Ride tickets are $1 and armbands for unlimited rides are $20. The Lions will distribute $5 off unlimited ride armbands through the local schools.

Hours are 5-10 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday, and 1-11 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Ridgerunner 5K Enjoy the fun and beautiful weather at Big Ridge State Park at the Ridgerunner 5K. The 3.1 mile trails race is for serious runners, and the one-mile fun walk is, well, for fun.

Sign up by 8 a.m. Organizers can always use volunteers.

Helping farmers accept EBT cards The Knox County Health Department and Nourish Knoxville are partnering to help farmers and farmers market managers accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards.

A free sign-up will be 9 a.m. until noon Monday, April 20, in the KCHD auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Info: Katheryne. nix@knoxcounty.org or 865215-5170.

‘Say It Loud’ at Pellissippi State Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus will host a showing of “Say It Loud: Knoxville During the Civil Rights Era,” a documentary chronicling local events that were part of the Civil Rights Movement, 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the community room.

The community is invited to the free event, which features a brief presentation by Theotis Robinson Jr., one of the first to desegregate the UT campus in 1961.

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Chuck Severance plays the prosecutor in the upcoming performance of “The Night of January 16th” at the Powell Playhouse.

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courtroom ‘dramedy’

By Chuck Denney It’s not often you can see a thrilling play and serve on a jury in the same evening, but it’s a possibility for the audience of “The Night of January 16th” – the latest production from the Powell Playhouse.

The courtroom “dramedy” will include actors playing an accused murderer, combative lawyers, a jilted boyfriend, an exotic dancer, a host of talkative, colorful witnesses and courtroom officials.

It’s the largest cast ever for the PPH – 18 characters!

However, you can’t run a proper murder trial without a jury, and that’s where the audience comes in. Twelve volunteers from the crowd will be seated and will determine the guilt or innocence of the accused based on the testimony given on stage. The play has two endings, depending on what the jury decides.

“The Night of January 16th” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 16-18, and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Jubilee Banquet Facility on Callahan Road. Tickets are $10 for all performances with a $5 se-

nior discount for the matinee, and can be purchased at the door.

Dinner will be offered prior to each evening performance, with a lunch before the Saturday matinee. Dinners are $15, and the lunch is $10. For meal reservations and times, call the Jubilee Center at 865-938-2112.

“The Night of January 16th” by Ayn Rand looks at the murder trial of Karen André in 1930s New York.

Miss André is charged with killing her lover, international financier Bjorn Faulkner, by shoving the poor chap out his penthouse window, some 50 floors up. The young woman claims Faulkner’s death was a suicide, but the deceased’s supporters point the finger at André. Meanwhile, some interesting characters give their testimony, and unforeseen events unfold.

Both Faulkner and André kept their share of secrets.

“If anyone wants to see what it’s like to be on stage, this is your chance,” says Gina Jones, president of the PPH and director of this play. “Will the actors be able to make the verdict go one way or the other? What fun it’s going to be for the actors and the audience.”

Melody McMahan, a frequent volunteer with the PPH, plays Karen André. McMahan, who has served as a PPH makeup artist, was talked into auditioning for this play. The high school senior has also done theater and music with her church. “I like playing this character. She’s very different from me,” McMahan says. “Karen is totally innocent … of murder.

Other things, not so much. She’s done some bad things in her life.”

Mark Johnson is charged with keeping André out of the electric chair as her attorney, Stevens.

Johnson, a graduate of the University of Tennessee Family Practice Residence Program, has been working behind the scenes at the PPH for years.

“This is my very first play, and I’m having fun learning to identify with the characters and the basics of acting,” Johnson says. “I’m looking forward to playing off the reactions of the jurors. Even more interesting is each performance

will have an entirely different jury.”

Chuck Severance is also a newcomer to the PPH, playing bulldog prosecutor Flint. Severance has been in sales 28 years and is business development manager for ProForms. He’s been doing plays and performing musically with Powell Church.

“I feel that my experience in sales gives me the type of personality that fits for the role of Flint,” says Severance. “The neat thing is, I don’t know what to expect as the verdict.”

Other cast members include Johnson’s daughter, Carly Johnson, as the widow Faulkner, Hoyt Lansdell as the Honorable Judge Heath and Scott Rutherford as the boyfriend, Larry “Guts” Regan.

Also making her PPH debut is the hilarious and vivacious Wendy Myers as Roberta van Rensselaer, an “entertainer” of the highest regard.

In addition to Melody, the entire McMahan family is also in the play – brother Grant as Elmer Sweeney, mom Sheila as Jane Chandler and dad Dan as the court bailiff.

The rest of the cast includes actors who’ve made appearances on the PPH stage before. There’s Jean Weeden as the court clerk, Tabitha Neilson as the court stenographer, To page A-3

Compassion Coalition ministry provides furniture

By Carol Shane When you think about people helping people, there are many organizations in our town that offer services to those in need. The Love Kitchen, Second Harvest Food Bank, KARM – just a partial list would take up half the page.

The Knox Furniture Ministry is committed to assisting folks in a very specific way.

An offshoot of the Compassion Coalition, which endeavors to provide every conceivable type of service, help and goods to Knoxville’s needy, the Knox Furniture Ministry is a group of churches and nonprofit agencies with one mission: to restore hope, dignity and stability to those in need through the gift of furniture.

They want to ensure that everyone has “a bed to sleep in, a chair to sit on and a table to eat from.”

Such simple needs, and yet most of us take them for granted.

Strictly a provider, the ministry is unable to

Knox Furniture Ministry volunteers load items to be delivered to those in need. Photo submitted

upgrade existing furniture, replace items previously provided or move furniture from one place to another.

Training is offered to those who are interested in volunteering for the organization. Those wishing to receive furniture are referred by an approved church or agency in Knox County.

No walk-ins or self-referrals can be accepted.

After a church or agency has completed a home visit and verified that the client has a legitimate need, a referral form is sent to the organization, and a delivery coordinator oversees the rest of the process.

This time of year, many folks are doing spring cleaning and tossing out a lot of unwanted items. In this regard, most of us are blessed with too much rather than not enough. Please consider helping out the Knox Furniture Ministry with a gift of furniture, or as an individual volunteer.

Or maybe your church would like to get involved.

“Imagine living without a bed,” says the ministry’s webpage at West Towne Christian Church, one of the participating congregations.

For more information, call the Compassion Coalition at 251-1591 or visit www. compassioncoalition.org/furniture.pdf.

Concord UMC Malcolm Shell celebrates the 150th anniversary of Concord United Methodist Church.

And Sandra Clark talks about reuses for the house and land at Campbell Station Inn. Click “Farragut” on our website.

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Travel the world with Melanie Wood

By Anne Hart

If world travels are on your bucket list, there’s a way to reach that goal without ever wandering far from your home.

Just ask local artist Melanie Wood for a tour of her home.

There you may gaze upon fields of sunflowers in Tuscany and idyllic farmhouses in the south of France, or acres of bluebonnets in Texas and scenes along the Maine shore. Even closer to home, glimpse sailboats on the Tennessee River or Ayres Hall on The Hill at the University of Tennessee.

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oil paint on canvas, and each is exquisite.

Every spring, when Wood and her husband, Tom, open their home in West Knoxville to the public during the Dogwood Arts DeTour event, they remove their own art collection and replace it with Melanie’s impressionist oils on canvas that literally map the couple’s world travels.

But that isn’t all.

Not only does the house show-

case Melanie’s paintings, but so do surrounding terraces and patios, where canvases of all sizes are happily tucked in next to pots of bright red geraniums and blooming daisies or posed near a cascading waterfall whose music provides appropriate accompaniment to the lovely blooms – both the living ones and those on canvas.

It’s a visual wonderland.

A high-end interior designer earlier in her life, Melanie uses her

skills in that area to help guide her in showcasing her work to its best advantage. Pieces are displayed as they would be in any home – the perfect way to let potential buyers know how the art might look on their own walls.

Throughout the living and dining areas and in adjacent hallways, there are landscapes of widely varying scenes from this country and others interspersed with floral compositions.

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‘Still cancer-free’

Cancer survivor paid heavy price for ignoring heartburn Ron Houser was a busy man with places to go, things to do.

Meetings, airports, meals on the run. Too busy for this; too busy for that. “I was very career-minded, and my career took me all over the country – I was everywhere,â€? said Houser, whose job as a human resources/labor relations executive for a large global health care corporation kept him away from home ďŹ ve days a week for years. “I loved my work. Loved it! I wanted to make that certain level within the corporation, which I did by working hard. But I gave up things to do that, and one of the things I gave up was me.â€?

More precisely, the Knoxville retiree gave up his esophagus and a portion of his stomach to esophageal cancer, largely because he didn’t follow his doctor’s orders to keep his heartburn under control. “I can’t blame my cancer and my situation on anybody except Ron Houser because Ron Houser didn’t do what the doctors told him to do,� says the 72-year-old Houser. “I didn’t monitor my health the way that I should.�

Fortunately for Houser, however, his cancer was caught early, and following a complex surgery

by Drs. Lacy Harville and Gregory Midis at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center to remove his esophagus and a portion of his stomach, he remains cancer-free 2 1/2 years since his surgery – a major achievement since most patients at his stage live only two years. What’s more, he required no chemotherapy or radiation treatments afterward. “When I ďŹ nished with Dr. Midis at my last appointment, he reached

Ron Houser remains cancer-free after major surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in 2012.

out both hands in front of me, and as I took his hands he said, ‘Ron, I am glad to tell you that after all the tests you have gone through, you are still cancer-free.’ And he said, ‘I want you to know that that is HUGE!’ â€? “There is generally a high risk of recurrence,â€? said Dr. Midis. “So when you reach a milestone or anniversary, that’s an extremely exciting important moment.â€? “I owe all that to the Good Lord, Dr. Midis, Dr. Harville and to the ďŹ ne treatment that I got at Fort Sanders,â€? said Houser. “I can’t complain a bit about what they did. They were on top of it.â€?

Certainly, they took Houser’s

heartburn seriously even if he had not.

He’d had heartburn since his 20s, treating it off and on with over-the-counter antacids. By the 1980s, he was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reux disease (GERD or simply “reuxâ€?) and prescribed a daily dose of omeprazole to control the acid. “I didn’t always have time to take my medicine,â€? he said. “I thought, ‘It’s just heartburn.’ But when it would get bad, I would take my medicine.

When it got better, I’d stop taking it.�

By 2000, his symptoms worsened. An endoscopy revealed he not only had a hiatal hernia

but also Barrett’s Esophagus, a precancerous condition caused by chronic, long-term reflux of stomach acid into the lower esophagus.

After the hernia repair, the doctors stressed the importance of regularly taking his reux medicine and monitoring his Barrett’s. “If I didn’t, they said I would have cancer in 10 to 12 years,â€? Houser said. “But if I didn’t hurt or wasn’t having a problem, I wouldn’t take it. I just said ‘There’s no need of taking it – I’m OK.’ But then when I hurt or would have reux come back up, I would get back on it for four, ďŹ ve or six days and it would level out, and I would quit taking

it. So, I was actually doing myself harm.�

A dozen years later, in August 2012, he sat in the ofďŹ ce of the late Dr. David Lee, tears welling in his eyes as the gastroenterologist told Houser his Barrett’s had developed into esophageal cancer, the fastest-growing form of cancer in the United States today. “I couldn’t believe it,â€? he said.

An attempted endoscopic mucosal resection could not be completed because one of Houser’s three tumors was too deep.

That left one option: Trans-Hiatal Esophagetomy (THE), a major surgery in which the patient’s esophagus is removed and replaced by a portion of their stomach which is used to process food.

It’s such a complex operation that it requires the kind of surgical skill that comes only through repetition.

Houser was referred to Drs. Midis and Harville, who perform between 20 to 30 of those surgeries a year – enough to be designated a Center of Excellence due to its high volume and successful outcomes. “Thank the Good Lord and thank these doctors’ skills,â€? said Houser. “They were able to go in and take all that out. People need to be aware of esophageal cancer, and they need to know some of the causes. Don’t be like me: ‘Well, I’ve got heartburn ‌ I’ve got a little reux. ‌ It’ll be OK. I’ll take a Tums or I’ll take whatever and it’ll be OK,’ not realizing that the longer it lasts, the bigger and stronger it becomes, and you are really risking that chance of cancer developing within the esophagus and that part of the stomach.â€?

Complex T.H.E. surgery requires skill, practice Cut down here and up there, remove this pipe down to there, pull up this drain and hook ’em together up here. It sounds simple enough, but a trans-hiatal esophagectomy (THE) is a lot more complicated than reworking the kitchen plumbing.

As with many complex surgical procedures, data show the best results for esophagectomy (or removal of all or part of the esophagus) come from surgeons whose expertise and skills have sharpened through practice at high-volume medical centers.

In fact, most surgeons and published literature says a surgeon needs to perform a minimum of 12 to 25 esophagectomies per year to maintain proďŹ ciency needed. At Fort Sanders Regional, which has been designated as a Center of Excellence, surgeons perform 20 to 30 per year.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Lacy Harville has been doing esophagectomies like Ron Houser’s for 23 years, often teaming over the last eight years with Fort Sanders

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Gregory Midis, MD

surgical oncologists Drs. Paul Dudrick or Gregory Midis. “I used to do them all myself or with my partners, but having Dr. Midis and Dr. Dudrick makes it easier because it’s a two-surgeon thing,� said Harville. “These are six- to eight-hour operations, but our average time is somewhere between two and three hours, and our average length of hospital stay is down to about eight to 10 days.�

“The bottom line is: We’ve found there are better outcomes when thoracic surgeons and surgical oncologists adopt a team approach for esophageal cancer,� said Dr. Midis. “It’s a logical way to treat patients.

With our high volumes, Dr. Harville and I feel comfortable that we have the same outcomes and complication rates as the national standards.�

In Houser’s THE, one incision was made from the bottom of the sternum to the belly button and another was made in the left side of his neck near the carotid artery. The surgeons then could work simultaneously removing the cancerous esophagus and an upper portion of the stomach to reduce the possibility of recurrence.

Then, pulling up the stomach to serve as a replacement esophagus, the surgeons reconnect the stomach and remaining esophagus via the neck. Midis also placed a feeding tube in Houser’s small intestine to provide nourishment until he was well enough to eat and drink again.

The surgery does require some lifestyle changes. “These are complex and difďŹ cult operations to have, and the patients must live with alterations to their diets afterwards,â€? said Dr. Midis. In addition, Harville said, patients can no longer lie on their back after a meal because “we take away all the protective mechanisms for things to reux back. Gravity is their friend once they’ve had a meal.â€?

Still, Harville said, most patients are able to get back to doing the things they want to do after surgery. “Now, their diet is a little different,� he cautioned. “But I would say 85 percent of people will get back to almost their normal diet. It’s just because now their stomach, instead of being a big weigh station for food to drop into, it’s now a tube, and they can’t hold as much food, so their meals have to be smaller. But they also need to be careful because normally your stomach functions to neutralize everything.�

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Loving moms and babies well While in labor with her first daughter in 2009, mother-to-be Alissa Claxton welcomed a friend, an experienced mother and birth professional, into the room. The friend arrived at just the right time to boost Claxton’s confidence and get her through the hardest part.

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Realizing a need for this type of assistance in the Knoxville area, Claxton created Open Heart Doula Services.

“The first big question we get is, ‘What exactly is a doula?’ ” said Claxton.

“It is a Greek word that translates as servant.” A birth doula has become a term for a birth companion and supporter, similar to midwife.

Open Heart Doulas serve women as they prepare to become mothers, through early parenting with childbirth education, support, constant (non-medical) presence throughout labor and birth and with various daily needs after the baby is born.

A husband holds his wife’s arm during labor while a volunteer doula holds her hand. Photos submitted “Open Heart Doulas exists to display Christ’s love and streng then f a m i l i e s ,” said Claxton. “While evidence shows that natural labor involves Alissa Claxton less intervention and can lead to better outcomes for mothers and babies, a birth doula is not just for women planning an all-natural childbirth.”

less if you don’t have it,” said VanHorn.

“We hope these efforts will help more moms keep their babies and learn how to love them well.”

Services are available to anyone, but Open Heart Doulas is seeking nonprofit status to raise funds and provide services for those with even greater needs.

Thanks to the support of donors and doulas that provide services at their own expense, fees are on an income-based sliding scale.

In some cases services are offered at no cost to the family. There is an application process for those wishing to seek qualification.

A pledge drive is underway in honor of World Doula Week to seek support for Open Heart Doula Services.

All the proceeds will go into a fund to provide doula support for teen, single and incarcerated moms and those expecting a baby with a known birth defect.

The group will host a Doulas and Desserts event at 7 p.m., Friday, April 17, at First Baptist Powell, a fall festival in September and a gala fundraiser in late November.

To date, Open Heart Doulas has provided care to more than 200 families.

Info: www.openheartdoula.

Studies show that doulas can help mothers be less anxious and depressed after giving birth, more confident with their baby, more satisfied with their partner and more likely to successfully breastfeed their babies.

“Our main goal is to see women confidently and courageously transition into motherhood,” said Claxton.

Cali VanHorn is a new birth doula with the service.

“All of the doulas are Christian mothers who know how hard motherhood can be with support, much com

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Picketts to celebrate 50 years Leon and Nancy Pickett will celebrate their 50th anniversary Sunday, April 19, with a reception from 2-4 p.m. at New Pleasant Gap Baptist Church.

All friends and family are invited to attend. The church is at 9019 Old Andersonville Pike in Powell.

Directions or info: Melaney Bunton, 548-4325.

Melanie Wood brightly colored roosters, chickens, vegetables and other gastronomic subjects.

Another room is filled with paintings of the Smokies, Tellico and other favorite spots in East Tennessee, including the iconic Westmoreland Water Wheel and a rooftop view of downtown Knoxville that depicts the Sunsphere reflecting autumn’s golden colors.

In the garden room where she does her painting, there is inspiration in abundance: cat and dog paintings and a happy one of a Raggedy Ann doll created by her then-10year-old daughter.

Melanie, who is a native of Texas, and Tom, a Memphian, met while students at UT. They lived most of their lives in Houston, traveled the world and moved to Knoxville when Tom retired a dozen years ago. It seems he has done anything but re-

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Melanie Wood adds finishing touches to a painting on the terrace outside her studio.

Photo by Anne Hart

tire, though. His wife keeps him busy helping frame all of that art.

Info: 865-212-4809 or www.melaniewoodart.com.

Powell Playhouse Chuck Denney as medical examiner Thomas Kirkland, Christina Perkins as Mrs. John Hutchins, Flash Black as private investigator Homer van Fleet, and Allen Robertson as John Graham Whitfield.

Perfecting their Swedish accents – Colby Russell is Siegurd Jungquist and Carolyn Wells is Magda

Girl Scout Troop brightens a sick child’s room After contacting Cheryl Allmon, director of Volunteer Services at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, about sponsoring a child, the girls brainstormed and selected the items to be purchased.

The Troop spent almost half their earnings buying gifts to make a girl’s room

at home a little more enjoyable, including a 32-inch TV (the girl had no TV at home), Blu-ray/DVD player, DVDs, Barbie, comforters, a body pillow, a body spa, pajamas, a robe, games and more.

“I think they just genuinely care about other kids and want to do what they

can to help,” said Troop leader Jamie Wolfe. “I’m sharing their story to inspire other kids and groups, to remind others about the needs at Children’s Hospital and to thank the community for supporting our cookie sales. It’s amazing what we can accomplish together.”

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■ Broadacres Homeowners Association. Info: Steven Goodpaster, generalgoodpaster@gmail. com.

■ Knox North Lions Club meets 1 p.m. each first and

■ Northwest Democratic Club meets 6 p.m. each first Monday, Austin’s Steak & Homestyle Buffet, 900 Merchant Drive. Info: Nancy Stinnette, 688-2160, or Peggy Emmett, 687-2161.

■ Norwood Homeowners As-

sociation. Info: Lynn Redmon, 688-3136.

■ Powell Alumni Association banquet is the first Saturday in April. Info: Vivian McFalls, 607-8775.

■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first Thursday, Lions Club Building, 7145 Old Clinton Pike. Info: tnpowelllions@ gmail.com.

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Before cookie sales began this year, Girl Scout Troop 20094 voted to put part of its proceeds toward a service goal: to help a child with cancer. The girls were inspired by one of the mothers’ work with Special Spaces, a group that remodels bedrooms of acutely ill children.

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No play comes off without a great crew. Christy Rutherford will serve as head makeup artist, and Paula Johnson will be in charge of props.

Mona Napier handles ticket and ad sales, oversees the ushers, greets guests and generally makes sure the cast behaves.

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A-4 • APRIL 15, 2015 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news helping hand that makes the DeBord arrangement logical. DeBord determines quarterback philosophy and $369,750 raise plus camp strategy. Sheridan implesupplement and bonus pro- ments details. What Sherivisions. Sheridan, 26, son dan contributes creates of an NFL coach, once a time and space for DeBord walk-on quarterback with to roam the practice field the Wolverines, is obscurity and coordinate the offense. personified, a graduate asAmazing what goes on sistant at Tennessee after a behind the screen. I and othbrief rocket ride flamed out. ers who wondered what in Nick was the official the world Jones was thinkquarterback coach at West- ing didn’t attach proper sigern Kentucky and South nificance to Sheridan. He is Florida ahead of his time, a/the quarterback coach. It relatively soon after he was so happens he and DeBord old enough to vote. speak the same language.

OK, so he got fired. That Nick was a reserve QB Willie Taggart’s team went at Michigan when DeBord 2-10 certainly wasn’t Nick’s was a coordinator there. fault. Taggart, the head DeBord and Bill Sheridan, coach, called plays.

Nick’s dad, were together on UT connections (Mike the staff at Ann Arbor. They Vollmer was a former ad- have known each other at ministrator at Michigan; least forever, maybe longer.

Zach Azzanni was offenButch Jones, being from sive coordinator at Western Michigan, knew all about all Kentucky when Sheridan those connections. He knew got his first best job) redi- the association would funcrected Nick to Knoxville last tion smoothly before the year. He performed well. rest of us (I in particular) He wasn’t able to save Jusfigured it out. tin Worley’s season, but he Alas, now we all know helped Dobbs do what he why Butch gets paid more. did.

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DeBord now de ’man I have sort of switched sides. I was once a doubter, never a certified critic, but I am now a Mike DeBord advocate.

In the beginning, I was surprised that Butch Jones would try to pass off his old friend, a line coach, as a quarterback guru. Solicitation of supporting quotes from famous names was phony as a $20 Rolex.

Remarks were obviously scripted.

That magical transformation still generates skepticism, but it no longer matters. DeBord is going to be a better offensive coordinator than was the previous good guy, Mike Bajakian. I don’t know why Mike II wasn’t here earlier. He was available.

DeBord can help Don Mahoney identify and instruct offensive tackles – which improves the chances of gaining a yard when a yard is critical.

DeBord can assist Robert Gillespie as needed with running backs – which im-

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proves the odds on gaining tough yards.

DeBord can help all concerned, starting with Jones, remember and embrace the proven concept of getting the football to playmakers.

DeBord can help win games.

After all that is said and some of it becomes reality, Nick Sheridan can help DeBord in the refinement and polishing of Joshua Dobbs and basic instruction of young quarterbacks.

Presto, all will soon be right in Tennessee’s football world. The Vols may not lose another game. It is just a matter of two more Michigan men working closely together.

DeBord, 60, got the billboard treatment and the

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If the first week of construction on the Cumberland Avenue Corridor Project is a sign of what’s to come, business owners and their employees, workers at two nearby hospitals, plus West Knox and Alcoa Highway motorists getting into and out of downtown better hunker down for a long, bumpy ride.

The project has begun with utility work in the

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westbound lanes of Cumberland and on side streets between Volunteer Boulevard and 22nd Street, where the road has been narrowed to two lanes.

“I really felt sorry for the guy at the Exxon station,” said Joe Kirk, landlord of the Cumberland Avenue Starbucks. “He was barricaded in. Nobody wanted to let the cars coming down 22nd Street out, and customers couldn’t get in.”

“It’s going to be like a two-and-a-half year blizzard,” said Copper Cellar Corp. CEO Mike Chase, who opened The Original Cop-

per Cellar on Cumberland Avenue in 1975. “Nobody comes out during a blizzard. On Wednesday night, our business was off 30 percent.”

That, coincidentally, is the amount of traffic planners aim to take off the stretch of road known as The Strip – permanently – to make the area pedestriTo page A-12

Lowe fallout ripples across state Former Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe entered the K n o x County Detention Center April 11 to begin a one -yea r term he Mike Lowe plea-bargained for stealing at least $200,000 while in office.

Now auditors are tightening up personnel practices statewide in the wake of Lowe’s plea and a jury conviction of his employee Delbert Morgan, who was paid for time not worked. This case has dramatized the random personnel practices of elected officials across the state.

Indulge me a moment … in 1998 this reporter broke a big political story by examining the paper timecards of employees of then-Circuit Court Clerk Lillian Bean. We published photos showing days marked “V” for vacation, “S” for sick, and “LB” for comp days given to those who worked a political day for Bean, such as selling soup beans during the Museum of Appalachia’s annual homecoming.

Bean was subsequently defeated by Cathy Quist Shanks.

Obamacare also puts pressure on counties to maintain accurate personnel records, according to Union County Mayor Mike Williams. Employers now must provide IRS

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form 1094-C, showing an offer of employer-provided health insurance based on hours worked.

Williams said he understands why elected officials might not want to come under a county personnel policy, and they are not required to. “But if they want their own (policy), it must be in writing and consistent.”

If Union County can adopt a unified personnel policy, why can’t Knox County?

Showing up should be the baseline. No more ghosts. No more “work from homes.” No more comp time for electioneering. No more “comp time” at all. And consistent vacation/sick leave.

It’s not fair to the employees who show up and work hard to carry these freeloaders on the public payroll.

And while we welcome state auditors to the game, it should not fall to underfunded auditors or the random reporter to ferret out abuse. Private businesses monitor work time and pay for production. Government must do no less.

Sandra Clark has published The Shopper since 1971 and hopes someday to get it right. Contact: 865-661-8777 or sandra.clark@ShopperNewsNow.com.

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Making Knoxville bike-friendly Austin McLaughlin recently moved here from Denver. While he thinks Knoxville folk are friendly in general, he doesn’t see that in the way we drive. His 1.5-mile bicycle commute to the University of Tennessee can be harrowing, depending on how he hits the lights.

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Jon Livengood, alternative transportation coordinator for the city, discusses the Bicycle Facilities Plan with Brian Blackmon, project manager of the city’s office of sustainability. Photo by Wendy Smith

“It never feels safe,” he admits.

Austin was one of approximately 100 who attended the presentation of the final draft of Knoxville’s Bike Facilities Plan, which ranks 120 proposed projects within the city limits.

The purpose of the plan is to “advance Knoxville as a city where biking is safe, convenient and a desirable mode of transportation for residents and visitors.”

The plan, prepared by Kimley-Horn and Associates and Toole Design Group, identifies bike routes that could be enhanced by new bike lanes, greenways and road markings. The estimated cost of all 120 projects is $38 million, but Ernie Boughman of Toole

Design Group emphasized that the document is for planning purposes only.

None of the projects will happen without community buy-in.

Why should we buy in?

Unlike Austin, most of us would be too frightened to commute via bicycle.

That’s the problem.

Knoxville isn’t a bicycling community because it isn’t safe to cycle here. And we will likely be slow to finance expensive facilities, like bike lanes, because we’re not a bicycling community.

It’s a classic circular argument.

Austin describes Denver as progressive and outdoors-oriented. Motorists respect cyclists there because they’re used to seeing

them on the road, he says.

He thinks motorists are unfriendly to cyclists here because driving is a necessity in Knoxville.

That’s currently true.

Knoxville is a sprawling, suburban city. It’s also true that more cars are being added to our roads every day. Even those of us who will never pedal to work can see the benefit of some of those cars being parked while their owners ride to work.

The perks of being a bike-centric community go beyond safe bicycle commutes. Knoxville would be fitter, rather than fatter, and our reputation for being outdoorsy, like Denver, would be enhanced.

Visitors would come. They

would spend money.

The city’s Bicycle Facilities Plan is a blueprint for how to interrupt the circular argument for why we aren’t bike-friendly. Boughman told those at the meeting that other cities have successfully implemented bike plans by creating momentum. People need to talk about, and champion, the proposed bike facilities.

Momentum is also created by getting facilities “on the ground,” he said. The first project on the list is new bike lanes on Chapman Highway. The estimated bill for the project is $666,500, but state and federal funding could cover up to 80 percent of the cost of new bike facilities.

The plan recommends three phases, each more expensive than the last, over a 10-year period. That model works because communities tend to get on board after they see the positive impact of increased cycling, he said.

As Boughman says, we don’t have to eat the whole elephant at once. We just need to take the first bite.

Let’s encourage our elected officials to move our city toward being a bike-friendly community.

Review the Bicycle Facilities Plan at www. cityof knoxville.org/ bicycleplan.

Patrol car/taxi educates about DUI You’re driving down a city street when you see one of Knoxville’s finest coming toward you in a classic blueon-white squad car. Instinctively, you let up on the gas, grip the steering wheel a little harder and glance at the speedometer to see how far above the limit you were.

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By the time you look up, the cruiser has passed, so you glance in the rearview mirror to see if it’s turning around and – it’s gone! The only thing visible in the mirror is a yellow taxi, headed in the other direction.

You’ve just had a sighting of the Knoxville Police Department’s latest educational tool: a patrol car with the traditional police livery on the front half, but painted like a yellow cab on the back half. It’s specifically designed to persuade you that it’s much cheaper to call a cab than to be caught driving while intoxicated.

“We’re trying to let

Captain Bob Wooldridge shows off the patrol car/taxi used by KPD to educate the public about the costs of driving while intoxicated. Photo by Bill Dockery

people see that they have a choice,” said Capt. Bob Wooldridge, who works in safety education for the department. “We recommend that if someone has an adult beverage, they should never drive – they should call a cab.”

Slogans decorate the taxi end of the vehicle – “Call a Cab” and “Booze It & Lose It” – as well as a calculation of what a cab ride will cost you: “$2 to get in, $2 per mile.”

The numbers spelled out on the hood of the patrol car let you know how much your ride will cost if you are busted for DUI. Including fines, loss of license, DUI school, bail, insurance, law-

yer fees, etc., the total for a first offense quickly grows to almost $19,000.

“It’s a wonderful educational resource,” Wooldridge said. “This car has gone viral.”

KPD officers take the half-and-half car to carnivals, safety fairs, schools, the Knoxville Zoo and neighborhood watch meetings. It draws a crowd anywhere it shows up, giving officers a chance to talk about crime prevention, especially those crime and safety issues associated with driving under the influence.

“We had it out on the Cumberland Avenue Strip for all of UT’s home football games. It was very popu-

lar,” he said. “I drove it to a Chick-fil-A and people filed out of the restaurant to look at it.

“We’ve had people pull up beside us at stoplights and snap pictures.”

Wooldridge, who joined the department in time for the 1982 World’s Fair, said that the cruiser-taxi is the most popular resource he has seen in his 33 years with KPD. “This is our way of being proactive,” he said. “It’s part of our mission to make stronger, safer neighborhoods in the city of Knoxville.”

Patrol officer Travis Shuler brought the concept to the department, and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office quickly bought in.

The department took delivery in October 2014. An Internet search showed that several cities across the country are using a similar vehicle.

It’s usually parked at the KPD offices at 2422 Mineral Springs Ave. in North Knoxville, but Wooldridge said the department is happy to bring it to community meetings and other special events. The safety education unit can be reached at 2151510.

Greenways lacking under Rogero The 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln was yesterday (April 14), and the 150th anniversary of his actual death is today. One can only speculate how American history might have been different had he completed his second term instead of his vice president, Andrew

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Johnson, a former mayor of Greeneville, Tenn.

■ Greenway advocates are perplexed at the limited progress in the construction of greenways in Knoxville under Team Rogero. She has personally been missing in action on this issue as she was with the 911 Board for the first three years of her term.

She does not meet with the Greenways Commission or the greenway coordinator on any regular basis.

Consequently, the only significant city-built greenway in her first 3.5 years as mayor is the one on Cherokee Farms called the Knox Blount Greenway, going from Buck Karnes Bridge to Marine Park at 2201 Alcoa Highway. As of this writing there has not been an official opening or announcement, but the greenway is built.

There is no entry at the Buck Karnes Bridge; however, there is parking at Marine Park, which is a county park, and one could easily walk on the greenway from there. The road at the bridge is about 25 feet above the greenway with no means of walking down to it. There is no signage at Marine Park, and a yellow ribbon is in front of part of the entrance.

However, one could easily bike or walk on this fully completed greenway

despite no announcement.

It dead-ends at the bridge where one would have to turn around and return to Marine Park.

The Greenways Commission is chaired by the very able Brian Hann, who is the new Will Skelton when it comes to greenways. Several commission members are frustrated with the snail’s pace at which things are moving. The Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville was built by private efforts.

Remember the First Creek greenway that Mayor Rogero proudly announced in her first budget message in 2012? It is now almost four years later, and it is not completed or open.

Clearly Team Rogero talks the talk but fails to walk the walk when it comes to greenways. Major big-time excuses and no action. Until the mayor shows personal interest, greenway construction will move at a glacial pace. Even with the infusion of $1 million from last year’s major property tax hike for greenways, little has happened that is visible.

■ Governing Magazine honored Mayor Rogero in its March issue with a photo and mention as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2018. Rogero is term-limited if re-elected mayor this September.

■ Meanwhile, businesses on Cumberland Avenue are losing customers due to the construction underway. It almost amounts to a city-sponsored “taking” without compensation.

One wonders when the city and council will address this issue of getting folks to Cumberland Avenue.

How much inconvenience must occur before someone speaks up?

■ The two mayors will soon announce their choice for MPC director.

The committee has made its recommendation.

Victor Ashe is a former mayor of Knoxville and U.S. ambassador to Poland.

Contact him at: 865-523-6573 or news@ ShopperNewsNow.com.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Gov. Bill Haslam was grand marshal for the Mule Day Parade in Columbia. Actually, this is good news. At least he didn’t march behind the mules.

■ Sen. Bob Corker actually cut to a commercial while being interviewed on WBIR’s “Inside Tennessee.” Corker does a smoother transition than sometime-host Mike Donila. He’s had more experience on TV. ■ State Rep. Ryan Haynes will do a good job as state GOP chair. But why in the world does he want the job? Legislators wield power and earn less than $30K. State GOP chairs raise money and earn $100,000+.

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One in a million

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your father. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.

(Matthew 10: 29-31 NRSV) We are one in a million – that phrase that annihilates or transcends, depending. (“The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake)

First Baptist Academy teacher Darrell Vandergriff (center) coaches Lauren Graves and Eli Neal as they prepare for the 14th annual East Tennessee History Day state competition. Photo by Cindy Taylor

Faith on the frontier the two students during their preparations.

“This is the second time the two have worked together and their level of achievement is so much better this year,” said Vandergriff.

“They did better research, incorporated more into their project and brought it together better.”

The two will go on to compete at the state level during Tennessee History Day in Nashville. A win there will take them to nationals in Washington, D.C. Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. com

Link-ing community

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In January and FebruClasses/meetings ary, the FCMC served 187 ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardseniors, 795 adults and 436 ville Highway, will host a children with food, clothParkinson’s Disease Support ing, diapers and coats. Valgroup orientation meeting Special services ue of services provided was 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, more than $25,000. The ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak in Room 109. Persons with Ridge Highway, will celebrate center is currently in need Parkinson’s, their support its 200th anniversary 9 a.m. of children’s shoes size 5 people, relatives, co-workers, Sunday, May 3, with special concerned friends or neighand adult size 8. services and activities. Everybors is invited. Reservations Central Baptist is hosting one invited. Info/schedule: appreciated. Info: the Rev. Bridges Out of Poverty from 690 1060 or www.beaverScobie C. Branson, 806-6907.

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to provide some long-term sustainability for the ministry center.

He says that for ministries of this type to be successful over a long period of time, the community must ultimately take ownership of them.

The inaugural Fountain City Ministry Center Golf Classic will be held Saturday, May 23, at Three Ridges golf course with lunch at noon and play at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit the ministry center and are tax deductible. Info: bivensblake@yahoo.com or 9195004.

By Cindy Taylor Central Baptist Church Fountain City member Blake Bivens made a personal decision after the church’s middle and high school Sunday school groups raised more than $500 in four weeks. He decided it was time to use his skills to benefit the Fountain City Ministry Center (FCMC) located at the church.

“I thought that if young kids can raise that kind of funding in such a short time, surely I could find a way to do more,” he said.

Bivens, an avid golfer since he could walk and hold a club, played competitively in high school and college, so organizing a golf tournament would seem like a no-brainer. But Bivens didn’t see the point in doing a tournament just for the sake of doing it.

“I had been asked to organize a tournament in the past and declined because of the amount of work involved. But now I had a reason.”

Bivens decided there was no better way to use the ability and knowledge he had gained through years than by helping put together a golf tournament

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died were one in a million. A unique individual who had been created by God. I am not saying that they were perfect; I am sure there were heroes and rascals alike included in that number. The point is that they were human and their only crime was being part of a population that Hitler hated. (In addition to Jews, there were other populations who were targeted: homosexuals, persons with diseases, the elderly, the weak.)

There were sturdy souls who cared, who helped, who fought to end the horror. One in a million.

Never again, please God, will they be needed to right such a wrong.

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in the late 1700s. Ward was in her late teens at the time.

“I have heard my Poppy tell the story of The Beloved Woman since I was really young,” said Lauren. “Since Nancy Ward is a relative many greats ago I wanted to do something about her.”

“Her story really intrigued me,” said Eli. “I am not directly related to Nancy Ward but do come from Native American decent.”

Eli and Lauren also received the district competition’s Sequoyah Award for their project. History Fair coordinator and teacher Darrell Vandergriff coached

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“It was good to compare her beliefs to ours,” said Eli. “They had a lot of traditions,” said Lauren. “One that is similar is their belief in a Great Spirit.”

Their performance was titled “Nanye-hi, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee” and won them first place in the junior group performance category at the 14th annual East Tennessee History Day Competition. This year’s theme was Leadership and Legacy in History.

Lauren played Ward with Eli taking the role of Kingfisher, Ward’s husband, set during the battle of Taliwa

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By Cindy Taylor First Baptist Academy middle school students Eli Neal and Lauren Graves have partnered to make history come alive in competition. This year that partnership paid off and the two were able to compare their faith with that of their ancestors.

Lauren and Eli wrote and performed a skit about Lauren’s relative Nancy Ward – a Cherokee who was renamed “The Beloved Woman” when she turned the tides of war and saved Native Americans and European settlers.

Annihilation or transcendence?

Startling choices.

I bought Blake’s paperback for some light reading. Ri-i-ight! Turns out it was the story of a small New England seaside village during World War II. It is told from the viewpoint of a radio news reporter (no TV in those days, remember) who was eventually sent to Germany to send eyewitness reports back home.

One in a million. Of course, the figure seared into our world-wide consciousness is six million: the number of Jews who were annihilated by Nazis simply because they were Jewish.

To think of the systematic murder of six million people boggles the mind.

To imagine that normal, walking-around folks could be ordered to obey such a mandate – and do so! – is beyond comprehension.

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A-8 • APRIL 15, 2015 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news Bailey Lawlor takes the KAT bus theme literally with her submission, which won first prize in the countywide contest.

PHS art students honored by KAT

Powell High art teacher Lee Jenkins-Freels (center) with art students Bailey Lawlor and Hannah Allen Photo by R. White

Two Powell High art students were recently honored for their submissions to an art contest for KAT buses.

Sophomore Bailey Lawlor won first place for her work featuring a cat bus, and senior Hannah Allen won third place for her earthfriendly creation.

In addition to receiving prizes, the artwork will be on display on KAT buses

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around town. Principal Nathan Langlois congratulated the pair on representing Powell High School in such Detail of Hannah Allen’s artwork featuring an earth-friendly a positive way. bus

Gibbs High’s robotics team heads to the FIRST Robotics competition floor. Pictured are Jon Ward, Daniel Redwine, Sarah Esslinger, Matt Esslinger, Bradley Newman, Stephan McKnight and Easton Beeler. Team members Justin Lawson and Isaiah McCarley are not pictured.

Robots hit the competition floor

Brickey-McCloud gets brainy Students in Susan Merryman’s second-grade class at BrickeyMcCloud had the opportunity to learn about the brain and see a real human brain up-close. UT intern Amanda Loga taught the children a lesson on brain safety including information about brain layers and cerebrospinal fluid. UT neuroscience graduate student Brooke Dulka brought a human brain specimen for the students to see and touch.

Pictured are students Jonathan Hickman and Ellise Fisher examining the specimen. Photo submitted

If you have never attended the FIRST Robotics competition, think about putting it on your calendar next year.

I didn’t know what to expect when I entered the Knoxville Convention Cen-

ter, but the place was alive with activity. Fans filled the stands, surrounding the competition floor and raising the noise level as they cheered for their favorites.

Many individuals at the competition took the fun

to a new level, dressing in costumes to support their schools and raise school spirit.

Near the back of the room, teams made adjustments to their robots, preparing to head to the com-

petition area (or discussing their results).

With all the fans turning out in high numbers to create a buzz as exciting as any sporting event, the contest was nothing I had expected, but at the same time, more.

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Kyler Stutts races to the finish line during the scooter races.

Teacher Natashia Patchen is queen of the snow cones during Copper Ridge’s spring carnival.

Carnival time at Copper Ridge

Powell track having good year

A new era has started at Powell High with new head coach Scott Clark, along with ninth-grade members Sage Davis, Rachel Ross, Caroline Whitehead and Summer Parker making their high school track debut.

These girls, along with junior Brittany Tolson, notched three first-place and two second-place finishes at a recent meet. Sage Davis took first at her first high school meet in the 100m, and Rachel Ross/ Summer Parker/Caroline Whitehead/Sage Davis dominated the 4x1 with a first-place finish at 53.9 seconds, earning the team the coveted Golden Baton.

Holly Van de Vate took sixth in the shot put with a throw of 24-6, and the team of Summer Parker/Rachel Ross/Caroline Whitehead/ Brittany Tolson placed second in the 4x400 with a ■

time of 4:31.72, only .7 seconds behind first place.

Junior Brittany Tolson also placed second in the 1600m with a time of 5:39.02 and dominated the 800m, placing first with a time of 2:33.15.

Also making some noise for the boys’ team were seniors Camren Blake and Dominic Moore, placing third and fifth in the 100m, and boys 4x1 team Camren Blake/Jamil Birden/JaJuan Chaney/anchor Dominic Moore finishing third with a time of 45.51.

Senior Dominic Moore also won his heat of 200m, finishing second overall with 23.84. Juniors Blake Jenkins and Cade Trusley took second and seventh places, respectively, in discus, with throws of 128-7 and 106-10. Blake Jenkins threw 38-3 in shot put for the team.

Powell baseball continues to roll

Noah Malicoat went 2-2, sparking the Powell Panthers to a 7-3 victory in seven innings over Campbell County on April 3 at Campbell County. He singled in the fourth and fifth innings.

Hunter McPhetridge got it done on the hill for the win. He allowed three runs over five innings. McPhetridge struck out 10, walked one and gave up six hits.

Powell never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring two runs on an RBI double by Cam Payne and a sacrifice fly by Malicoat.

The Panthers piled on two more runs in the top of the fourth. A steal of home scored Riley Cooper to get the Panthers on the board in the inning, followed with a steal of home by Malicoat.

The Panthers increased their lead with three runs in the fifth, when an error scored Logan Ward and was followed up by Malicoat’s single, bringing home Peyton Alford.

At press time the Panthers were 10 and 7 on the season and 7-0 in district play.

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Mollie Addison Turner shows the beautiful work of art created by the volunteers at the face painting booth during Copper Ridge Elementary’s spring carnival last week. Photo by R. White

A dogwood robot was one of dozens of chalk drawings at Market Square and Krutch Park. Photos by S. Clark

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A troop of macaques scrambles for survival in “Monkey Kingdom.”

Kevin James can’t escape his true calling in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.”

Monkeys, murders and mall cops vie for audiences

By Betsy Pickle This week’s movie lineup spans four very different worlds.

Disneynature brings us “Monkey Kingdom,” an intimate look at toque macaques on the island of Sri Lanka. Filmmakers follow a low-ranked macaque dubbed Maya as she scrambles to survive – and to make a better life for her child.

Timed to honor Earth Day, “Monkey Kingdom” is narrated by Tina Fey. For every ticket sold during opening week (April 17-23), Disneynature will make a donation to Conservation International to help protect monkeys and other endangered species in their natural habitats.

Opening exclusively at Downtown West, “True

Story” is based on a true story (duh). Jonah Hill plays a disgraced journalist who forms an uneasy alliance with an accused killer, played by James Franco, who claims to have been living as the reporter.

Trying to get at the truth, the journalist puts his marriage – and possibly more – at risk. The cast also includes Felicity Jones, Gretchen Mol and Robert John Burke.

In “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” the title character finally takes a well-earned vacation, heading for Las Vegas with his teenage daughter before she goes off to college. But he’s not the kind of guy to take a holiday when trouble arises, which it does.

Kevin James returns as Paul Blart from the original 2009 comedy. The cast

includes Raini Rodriguez, Daniella Alonso, Neil McDonough, D.B. Woodside, Nicholas Turturro, Ana Gasteyer, Bob Clendenin and Shirley Knight.

A dead girl reaches out to her former classmates in “Unfriended,” a new twist on horror. While six friends are video chatting one night, they receive a Skype message from beyond the grave, and they soon believe they are dealing with a supernatural power.

Hoping to do for online chat what “The Blair Witch Project” did for video recorders, “Unfriended” goes into R-rated territory to scare viewers. The cast includes Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Shelley Hennig and Moses Jacob Storm.

Video-chatting proves dangerous for a group of high-schoolers in “Unfriended.”

Jonah Hill tries to dig the truth out of James Franco in “True Story.”

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Mackie’s back in town

By Carol Shane

“The Threepenny Opera,” opening tomorrow night (April 16) at the Clarence Brown Theatre, is not exactly the feel-good family fun event of the year. But it’s hugely popular for a reason.

Newsweek magazine has even called it “the greatest musical of all time.”

At the center of it all is Macheath, one of the most famous antiheroes in the world of stage musicals.

He’s the one Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sang about in “Mack the Knife.” The lyrics have been called “violent and seedy” by NPR’s Murray Horowitz, and it’s fair to say the rest of the show can be described the same way.

It is, after all, about a class struggle between the haves and the have-nots.

Adapted by dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill from “The Beggar’s Opera,” written by John Gay in the 18th century, the musical debuted in Berlin in 1928 and was instantly popular. By the time Brecht and Weill fled Hitler’s takeover of Germany in 1933, it had been translated into 18 different languages, with thousands of performances to its credit.

Central to the play is Weill’s score, infused with the spiky, swinging rhythms of jazz and blues. And this time, instead of hunkering down in the orchestra pit, the band will play onstage.

“It’s definitely exciting to have the costume and makeup experience!” says Melony Dodson, who covers a variety of instruments on the synthesizer for the production. Dodson, known to

Brian Herriott as Macheath and Lise Bruneau as Jenny Diver in Clarence Brown Theatre’s current production of “The Threepenny Opera”

■ The 5th Woman 2015, 8-10 p.m., Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 1704 Andy Holt Ave. Info/tickets: www.eventbee. com/event?eid=168526933.

■ The Threepenny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: www. clarencebrowntheatre.com.

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY ■ Orchid show and sale, Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Hosted by the Smoky Mountain Orchid Society. Admission free. Info: smos@frontier.com or www. smokymtnorchidsociety.com.

FRIDAY many as the host of WUOT’s Morning Concert, says her last experience playing onstage was in “Tommy” in 2009. In the current production, she says, “The band is like the house band in an old, beaten-down theater.

It’s dark, falling apart and perhaps a little shady. We’ve all, including most of the actors, seen better days.”

Dodson is intrigued by the orchestral scoring. In the original productions, seven players covered a total of 23 parts, including some unlikely instruments.

“So,” says Dodson, “someone is supposed to know how to play guitar, bandoneon, cello and banjo.”

CBT music director Terry Silver-Alford will share duties this time with visiting music director Michael Elliott, musical theater coordinator at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Silver-Alford will play key-

board and conduct. “The orchestration is haunting and dissonant – a German music-hall sound with an edge,” he says. “The musical numbers don’t function the same way as in a traditional musical. They are often very presentational and serve as commentary in the ideas or themes in the story.

Brecht often used music as a ‘distancing effect’ to keep the audience reminded that they are in a theater watching a show.”

He’s enjoying what he calls a “mélange of styles,” ranging from Gilbert and Sullivan to tango to jazz.

CBT’s artistic director, Calvin MacLean, directs the show. Anyone in his position has his hands full, but in this case, along with the usual formidable responsibilities, he had to choose – from a long list – an English translation from the original German. “We chose

Robert David MacDonald’s translation with lyrics by Jeremy Sams because of its clarity and wit,” says MacLean. He especially likes the song translations because they have “Brecht’s biting irony and humor. The play text makes the action clear, and the dialogue has Brecht’s insightful commentary but with a contemporary edge.”

As Macheath sings near the end, “What’s picking a lock compared to buying shares? What’s breaking into a bank compared to founding one? What’s murdering a man compared to employing one?”

“The Threepenny Opera” runs through May 3 and is recommended for mature audiences. For more information, visit clarencebrowntheatre.com or call 974-5161.

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Market Square and one at the Gallery Shopping Center.

Tomato Head began almost 25 years ago as a lunch-only spot in a struggling Market Square.

Called the Flying Tomato, the restaurant was open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. only.

Owner Mahasti Vafaie didn’t really want pizza on the menu. The space she was renting, however, had a pizza oven that the landowner didn’t want to move, so a tradition was born.

Vafaie made fresh bread and desserts each morning and jumped in as a supporter of the arts and neighborhood. Her business and influence on Market Square grew as the

■ Alive After Five concert: Leftfoot Dave & The Magic Hats, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

■ Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, “Pastorale,” 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Part of the KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Tickets: 291-3310; www. tennesseetheatre.com; at the door.

■ Dancing for the Horses, 6 p.m., Grande Event Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Local stars paired with professional dancers compete before a panel of celebrity judges. Fundraising event for Horse Haven of Tennessee. Info/tickets: www. horsehaventn.org/dancing.

■ Knoxville Skies Star Show, 4:30-5 p.m., The Muse planetarium, 12804 Pecos Road. Tickets: $2. Can purchase without museum admission. Info: www.themuseknoxville.org.

■ Midnight Voyage Live: TAUK, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/tickets: www.intlknox.com.

■ The Black Cadillacs, with Sol Cat, Johnny Astro & The Big Bang, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxbijou.com.

SATURDAY ■ Breaking Beats with Themed DJ Set by Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/ tickets: www.intlknox.com.

■ EarthFest 2015, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Activities include scavenger hunt, live music, activities and crafts for kids, Mercury thermometer exchange, exhibits and more.

Free event. Info: www.knox-earthfest.org.

■ Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego perform, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Vintage jazz. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

■ River & Rail Theatre Inaugural Fundraiser and Preview, 7:30 p.m., Emporium Center for Arts and Culture, 100 S. Gay St. Free admission. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks provided. RSVP requested. Info: 407-0727; info@ riverandrailtheatre.com.

Blue Cheese and Walnut Pizza

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Tomato Head Should there be a test before you are allowed to get married that the two of you have to be able to share a pizza with only minor substitutions?

That’s probably not a good idea. I have heard some happy-looking couples order “half and half” pizzas that shouldn’t be allowed in the same room, much less on the same crust. “Ummm, we’ll have the large Hawaiian. Hold the pineapple on her half and the ham on mine. Add pepperoni on one half and figs on the other …”

If you want a pizza with flavors you never thought you would like but are absolutely delicious, go to Tomato Head. There is one at

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■ Tennessee Valley Doll & Toy Show, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Holiday Inn West, 9134 Executive Park Drive. Antique to modern.

Tickets: adults $6; ages 1-12 free. Info: www.knightshows. com.

■ Three Rivers Rambler Springtime Express Steam Train Rides, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Three Rivers Rambler, Volunteer Landing. Info/reservations: www.ThreeRiversRambler.com.

At Tomato Head, this pizza features a white sauce with blue cheese, walnuts, Roma tomatoes and ricotta cheese. Photo

by Mystery Diner

downtown area did.

There is a lot more than pizza on the menu. The sandwiches offer flavor combinations that make you scratch your head before you order, then pat your stomach afterward.

The homemade soup choices are often a happy surprise, and the vegetarian offerings aren’t just for vegans.

The Blue Cheese and Walnut Pizza is one of the restaurant’s white pizzas.

The white sauce is a perfect backdrop for the blue cheese, Roma tomatoes and ricotta cheese to shine.

The walnuts add not only flavor but a good crunch.

The pizza is delicious.

Share it with someone you love – no substitutions!

SUNDAY ■ Bill Burr: The Billy Bible Belt Tour, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: all Ticketmaster locations, www. tennesseetheatre.com.

■ Brahms Requiem, 6 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Presented by the Knoxville Choral Society and the Carson-Newman A Cappella Choir. Tickets: adults $20, students $10; available at the door. Info: 981-8263, www. claytonartscenter.com.

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A-12 • APRIL 15, 2015 • POWELL/NORWOOD Shopper news sored by Knoxville’s State Sen. Becky Massey in 2013, the UT Gardens are now designated a Tennessee State Botanical Garden, in Hamilton told the Rotarers mixing the two, scatterand a kitchen garden.

By Anne Hart There are also gardens ing vegetables throughout partnership with other UT The timing was perfect ians that on the drawing last week board at the UT Gardens that test the performance the landscape in a practice Gardens in Jackson and when Sue right now is a children’s of many types of plants – a called “edible landscaping.”

Operating as a nonprofit H a m i l t o n , garden, which will feature huge benefit to area gardirector of a treehouse complete with den suppliers and residents under the aegis of the UT the UT Gar- a fireman’s pole for young alike who want to make Institute of Agriculture, the dens, spoke visitors to ride back down to certain their purchases will UT Gardens are open from dawn to dusk daily at no to the Ro- terra firma after they have thrive in this climate.

By Bonny C. Millard There are shade gardens charge to the public. They tary Club of enjoyed the leafy view from Haitian Serge Michel beand sun gardens, annual host more than 100,000 Bearden at above. lieves that Plans are also ungardens and perennial visitors a year and are the Sue Hamilton the height his country gardens, herb gardens setting for events ranging of one of derway for a wetlands has the poand vegetable gar- from workshops and classes the prettiest springtimes in area that will be used tential to as an educational dens, woody gardens for adults to summer camps memory. develop into and gardens of orna- for children.

Few spots are any more tool, particularly for a wealthy, The Gardens are also a mental grasses. Most glorious in the spring – or school children. well-develUT Gardens features of them have something popular setting for wedactually at any time of year oped coun– than the 10 acres over numerous other individual to attract visitors all four dings and a wide range of try on the charity events. Its popular which Hamilton has super- gardens, among them a seasons. world stage, Hamilton said residen- farmer’s market operates Serge Michel vised development during wildflower meadow which and he’s attracts bees and other pol- tial edible gardens are now from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesthe last 32 years. working to help move Haiti And she’s far from fin- linators, an elaborate rose more popular than flower days. garden, a large hosta garden gardens, with many gardenUnder legislation spon- in that direction. ished.

Michel spoke to the Rotary Clubs of Farragut and Knoxville about Haiti’s history and his vision of what ING SINCE SERV the nation can become.

Michel said Haiti needs to break the continuing cycle of an underdeveloped country.

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Michel said that Haiti’s assets would allow it to become wealthy, pointing out that Haiti has many untapped mining resources including oil, gold, silver and marble. Tourist attractions highlighting the island’s historical and natural sites can also be a draw.

Since its independence in 1804, Haiti has struggled with both internal and external factors – including government corruption and a devastating earthquake in 2010 from which the country is still recovering – that have kept it from progressing, he said. Although Haiti was the first black nation to gain independence, it initially faced diplomatic isolation because it took other countries, including the U.S., almost 60 years to recognize Haiti’s independence, he added.

The internal struggles include what he called “predatory elites” and the nonexistence of a middle class.

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The plan began with the Knox Regional Transportation Planning Organization, was adopted by the Metropolitan Planning Commission and City Council in 2007 and was enthusiastically championed by then-council member Joe Hultquist, who called it his “legacy project” when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011.

Its estimated completion date is August 2017. Its cost doubled after Mayor Madeline Rogero snatched away $10 million earmarked for widening Washington Pike near Murphy Road and redirected it to Cumberland Avenue in hopes of attracting a bidder after nobody responded to the first request for proposals.

Ronnie Collins, president of the Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association, has mixed feelings about the money swap. On one hand, he says it’s just another example of empty promises to help the East side; but on the other hand, he thinks it may be a blessing because, “It may kill a project (Washington Pike) we are not sure is good for the community.

We’re not sure because we can’t get any information about ideas and plans for the project.”

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Jim Bletner, a longtime Sequoyah Hills area neighborhood leader who has lived or worked near Cumberland Avenue since 1958, said he’s highly dubious about the project because so many things have changed since the original study: UT-ordered street closings, new housing creating demands for more parking space.

“I think it may go down in history as one of the biggest boondoggles in this community.”

Chase, who has had to fight off city, state and even the federal government to protect his businesses over the past 40 years, said he’s frustrated to hear city officials complain that business owners didn’t speak out soon enough.

“I’m just getting too old to fight,” he said. “But they’re pushing me that way.”

Chase has a suggestion.

He says it’s not too late to allow three lanes of traffic – an eastbound lane, a westbound lane and a turn lane that would serve as an additional rush hour traffic lane eastbound in the morning, westbound in the afternoon.

Bob Monday, who owns property leased to FedEx Office and Walgreens, said he expects this construction project to have the same effect on Cumberland Avenue businesses as Henley Bridge construction had on Chapman Highway, only worse. “Business on Chapman Highway is beginning to come back. On Cumberland, it won’t.”

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At age 13, Ellis-Cosigua didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak English and was forced to move to Brooklyn, N.Y., from Guatemala in 1976 after an earthquake destroyed her community. She remembers how badly she wanted to go back home. Determined to learn English, she now

FISH volunteers Emma Ellis-Cosigua and Lissy Myers

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Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make somebody a great employee someday. Heck, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably start his own business.

Jack is a student of landscape design at UT, a member of the class of Dr. Garry Menendez thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking over plans for expanding the Powell Station Park.

And in his spare time, Jack works at Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenhouses and Plant Farm.

While he may shovel errrr â&#x20AC;Ś mulch at work, he was a hero to the dozen kids in the newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy.

Jack talked about his college major, showed sketches of his landscape designs and led a planting expedi-

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THROUGH MAY 20 Applications accepted for the Great Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp for middle school girls and boys, sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited to be held June 15-20 at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Info/applications: http://www.tntroutadventure.org.

THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Online registration open for Race to benefit the Corryton Community Food Pantry, to be held Saturday, June 20. Event is part of “The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.” To register: https:// runnerreg.us/corryton8mile. Info: corryton8miler@ yahoo.com; ron.fuller@totalracesolutions.com; or Joyce Harrell, 705-7684.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers.

First visit free. No partner or dance experience required. Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www. oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.

a.m.-3 p.m., near Fountain City Park. If rain, will move to Lions Club building at Fountain City Park. To donate items: Dave Ringley, RingleyDave@gmail.com, or Candy, 377-3908.

Country breakfast, bake sale and white elephant sale, 7-10 a.m., Mascot UMC, 9426 Mascot Road. Sponsored by Mascot United Methodist Women.

Info: 933-1236.

Cystic Fibrosis Walk-A-Thon, 9 a.m., Wilson Park in Maynardville.

Family Fun Day: Drawn from the McClung Museum, 1 p.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Featuring activities, crafts, tours, and more while exploring the new temporary exhibit, “Drawn from the McClung Museum.” Free and open to the public.

Flea Market, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Loveland Baptist Church, 1320 Spring Hill Road. Rain or Shine. Table rental: $20. Proceeds go to Nicaragua Missionaries.

Fulton High School band art and craft sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., parking lot behind the football field, 2509 North Broadway.

“International Flavors,” 7:30 p.m., Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. Presented by the Oak Ridge Symphony. Tickets: $25, adults; $10 ages 1929; 18 and younger, free. Final concert this year.

Knoxville Alzheimer’s Tennessee WALK, 9 a.m., UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. To register/ donate: www.alztennessee.org/KnoxWalk2015. Info: 544-6288.

New Life UMC Spring Flea Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 7921 Millertown Pike. Hot tamales, breakfast, lunch and more.

Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-noon, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Broadway at Emory Place.

Hosted by Northside Kiwanis Club. Tickets: $4; $10 for families up to 4. Proceeds to benefit Aktion Club of Northside, Knoxville at the Cerebral Palsy Center and Key Clubs at Central, Fulton and Halls high schools.

Youth Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway. Sit down and take-out available.

Cost: $5 or $20 per family. All proceeds go to the youth group. Info/advance orders: 992-7222.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 16 “Plan Before You Plant: Maximizing the Output of Your Raised Beds,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Knox County Master Gardeners. Free and open to the public.

Info: 329-8892.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 16-18 “The Night of January 16th” presented by the Powell Playhouse at Jubilee Banquet Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Thursday-Saturday evening: dinner, 5:30 and play, 7; Saturday matinee: lunch, 12:30 p.m. and play, 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door; Saturday matinee only, seniors, $5. Dinner and lunch reservations required: 938-2112. Ticket info: Mona, 256-7428.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Celebration of the Young Child, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, 461 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge. Admission: $6. Info: Carroll Welch, 482-1074, ext. 105; www.childrensmuseumofoakridge. org.

Healthy U: Headaches Decoded, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Boy Scout Troop 13 yard sale fundraiser, 9

Walters State Community Band Spring Concert, 3 p.m, “Z” Buda Assembly Hall and Gymnasium.

Admission is free. Info: 585-6922.

MONDAY, APRIL 20 Luttrell Seniors Lunch, 10 a.m., Union County Senior Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville. Bring salads or dessert to go with Subway sandwiches.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration, 6-8:30 p.m., at the outdoor classroom. BBQ, homemade ice cream, S’mores, music by the Halls High Jazz Band, children’s activities and pie eating contest. Everyone welcome.

Healthy Cooking Demo: Gluten-Free and Egg/ Dairy-Free Recipes, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

visit free. No partner or dance experience required.

Adults and children accompanied by an adult welcome.

Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; www.oakridgefolkdancers. org; on Facebook.

Preparing Your Book For Self-Publication, 6-8 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Kathleen Fearing.

Registration deadline: April 15. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 24-25 Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival, 5:30-11 p.m.

Friday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, George Templin Memorial Athletic Field, 214 N. Main St., Rocky Top. Performers: Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top X-Press, Lonesome River Band, Blue Highway, Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice, The Boxcars, Flatt Lonesome.

Featuring arts and crafts and food vendors. Tickets: $25 Friday, $35 Saturday, $50 two-day pass plus tax; children under 10 free. Info/tickets/schedule: www. rockytopbluegrassfestival.com or 1-800-524-3602.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA office, 100 W 5th Ave. 8-hour course. Helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members; $35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/to register: 862-9254 or 862-9252.

Community potluck and slide show presentation on Nicaragua, 6-8:30 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center, Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring a covered dish. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603 or community@narrowridge.org.

Luttrell Beautification Day, 9 a.m.-noon Luttrell Park. Road clean up and beautification competition; food for volunteers and plant giveaway.

Relay For Life of East Anderson County check in, 1 p.m., front lawn of the courthouse. The Relay For Life event will kick-off 2 p.m. with the Survivor Ceremony.

Music, food, games and entertainment. Info: Jill Ferrie, justjill0712@gmail.com.

Senior Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music

by Nigel Boulton Band. Info: 922-0416.

33rd Annual Smoky Mountain Scale Model Contest & Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park Expo Center. Model aircraft, military vehicles, automobiles, ships, dioramas and more on display. Contest open to everyone. On-site model vendors and food concession. Info: http://knoxvillemodelclub. webs.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 25-26 Handcaning, 1-5 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Betty Newman. Registration Deadline: April 18.

Part of the Tennessee Featured Artist Workshop Series.

Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 Hal & Phil Off The Record: Round 2, 7:30 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Tickets: $21.50. Info/tickets: 684-1200 or www.knoxbijou.com.

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International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Folk Dancers. First

AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Mary’s Villa Senior Housing, Emory Road. Cost: $10. 8-hour course approved by the state of Tennessee for insurance premium discounts for eligible drivers over age 55. Info/to register: 922-4323 or 8629254.

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